Sanjay Leela Bhansali (
Devanagari: संजय लीला भंसाली) is an
Indian film director. He is an
alumnus of the
Film and Television Institute of India. Bhansali has adopted the middle name "Leela" as a tribute to his mother, Leela Bhansali.
Career
Bhansali began his career as an assistant to
Vidhu Vinod Chopra and was involved in the making of
Parinda,
A Love Story and
Kareeb. However, both had a fall out when Bhansali refused to direct
Kareeb and instead made his directorial debut outside the Chopra camp with
The Musical, the commercially unsuccessful but critically acclaimed narration of a daughter's struggle to communicate with her deaf mute parents. His next film was a triangular love story,
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, which established his individualistic stamp for visual splendour and creating auras of celebration and festivity. The film was a great success and won numerous awards. His next film
Devdas was Bhansali's ode to the well known novel
of the same name. Upon its theatrical release in India, the film surfaced as the highest grossing movie It also won major Bollywood awards and was India’s official entry to the
Oscars. The musical received a significant reception at
Cannes, where it premiered. Then came
Black, which
Time Magazine (Europe) selected as fifth of the
10 Best Movies of......
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